Larger families!! Shall we have a roll call?

[iclaudius]

Who fancies checking in with names and more importantly NUMBERS!!!

[deleted203]

5 kids of my own. 3 boys, 2 girls. Plus DD2s bf during uni holidays as his parents have emigrated. Plus 'adopted' 21yo DD (friend of eldest DD - her single mother died when she was in 6th form so she moved in with us) now back from uni. So, often 7 of them, aged 21 - 7.

We're used to the chaos. I'm No 5 out of 8 siblings. DH is eldest of 5.

[idiuntno57]

I have x4 DS. 4, 6, 8 and 8.

Sometimes I feel like a freak.

[almostanotherday]

Does anyone else get the question, how do you cope with that many DC?
I don't think I have ever thought about "coping" I just get on with what ever needs doing regardless of how many DC i have or is that just me?

[ZenWarrierPrincess]

We have 4 DCs under 6 - 2 DDs and 2 DSs. Love reading about all of you others with larger families and feeling some solidarity

[sweetkitty]

It's so nice there are so many of us, and loads like us 3DDs 1DS, I don't think 4 is larger everyone else does though.

We're definitely stopping at 4, SPD pregnancies I don't think I could cope being pregnant again, feel its unfair on the others plus they all have their own bedrooms now and if we had another 2 would have to share plus the cost plus the sheer mental and physical exhaustion. In saying that I am very sad that my baby DS is turning 3 next month.

[EntWife]

am obviously a junior member here with only 4DC.

DSD is 10. DD1 is 3, DD2 is 11 months and DC3 will be born in August.

DC3 was a complete accident. We never meant to have a "large" family. We found out i was pregnant 10 days before DH was due to go in for the big snip.

[MamaBlue4]

Pregnant with maybe #5 & #6. I have 4 other children. MoMo boys (6 months), ds1 (4) and dd (who turned 2 today.)

We said we'd stop at 5 but when the new arrival and dts are older say around 3, we've agreed to try again. I'm only 23 and dh is 28 so I've got plenty of time.

[annelid]

EntWife 4 DC
KentDee 4 DC
Madlizzy 4 DC
ThreeBeeOneGee 4 DC
Four4me 1 DD 3 DS
MamaBlue4 1 Dd 3 DS 1 bump
mumblemumhome4lunch 1 DD 3 DS
TomDudgeon 1 DD 3 DS
AppleCrumples 2 DD 2 DS
BadRoly 2 DD 2 DS
kathrynharriet 2 DD 2 DS
MissLurkalot 2 DD 2 DS
theboob 2 DD 2 DS 1bump
Tortoise 2 DD 2 DS
ZenWarrierPrincess 2 DD 2 DS
Fresh01 3 DD 1 DS
Frikadellen 3 DD 1 DS
girlsyearapart 3 DD 1 DS
MotherOfNations 3 DD 1 DS 1 bump
Oodsigma 3 DD 1 DS
PearlyWhites 3 DD 1 DS
Plumsieinaonesie 3 DD 1 DS
sweetkitty 3 DD 1 DS
imip 4 DD
ThePortlyPinUp 4 DD
FOURBOYSUNDER6
FuelleByChocolate 4 DS
idiuntno57 4 DS
missmorter 4 DS

5kidsnobump 5 DC
5eggsstremelychocaletymadeggs 1 DD 4 DS
MrsDeVere 1 DD 4 DS
NAR4 1DD 4 DS
purplepippin 1 DD 4 DS
zaphod 1DD 4DS
anklebitersmum 2 DD 3 DS
cazboldy 2 DD 3 DS 1 bump
harrietgracejessica 2 DD 3 DS
insanityscratching 2 DD 3 DS
LargeGlassofRed 2 DD 3 DS
LongStory 2 DD 3 DS
Diege 3 DD 2 DS 1 bump
Myliferocks 3 DD 2 DS
stuffthenonsense 4 DD 1 DS 1 bump
Ummofumbridge 4 DD 1 DS
KateShmate 5 DD
My5boysandme 5 DS 1 bump

Annunziata 2 DD 4 DS
Insanitybecomesme 2 DD 4 DS
bigbuttons 3DD 3 DS
BeattieBow 4 DD 2 DS
mammyemcbe 4 DD 2 DS

almostanotherday 7 DC
iclaudius 1DD 6 DS 1 bump
mumsylady 2 DD 5 DS 1 bump
annelid 3 DD 4 DS
sowornout 3 DD 4 DS

idobelieveinfairies 2 DD 6 DS

[LimeLeaffLizard]

Can I join? I recognise a few faces on here!

I have 'only' 4 kids - 3 DS and 1 DD aged between 8 years and almost 8 weeks!

[CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs]

Not that large, but large to me.

4 DC's, DD is 15, DS1 is 11, DS2 is 9, and DS3 is 2yo.

[CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs]

I also have an angel baby. He comes between DS2 & DS3 (hence the large gap).

He would be just about to turn 4yo in a few days.

So, really, in my heart, I have 5 DC's, but when I say that in RL people look at me as if I'm weird.

[CouthySaysEatChoccyEggs]

So to me, really, it would go

DD 15, DS1 11, DS2 9, AngelDS 4, DS3 2.

People are shocked when they realise my girl is my eldest!!

[forgossake]

4 Dc's here. 3 ds and 1 dd. Oldest is 15 and youngest is 2.
Crazy to think that we spent years deciding whether to go for a third and within a year of having ds3, I was expecting a fourth! How did that happen?

[sadsong]

I had 4dc, dh had 5dc and we had 1dc together! 10 over here ranging from 18 months to 18 years! We are now done!

[notnagging]

A bit late but the school holidays nearly wiped me out
I have 5 boys ( 12,10,10,5,8mths).
I know another mum with 4boys inc. twins& another with 5 boys. Makes a huge difference to find people with similar families

[notnagging]

Can I also ask how many of you work & whether it is full time or part time? I need to go back to work & debating whether I can cope full time

[toodles]

Another junior member here. 4dc's from 14 - 2, 3dd's and 1ds. Big gaps between them all. If I was younger and could afford some help in the house, I definitely would have more but I think I'm done now, although sometimes I still think what if. Would love to have another ds to even out the numbers, and just the experience of raising another ds.

[Diege]

notnagging, I work full-time, though am able to work from home one day a week. I always have, so just seems normal to me (I'm pregnant with no.6). If you have hands-on dp and share out staying-at-home when dcs are sick it is very doable

[TheNinjaGooseIsOnAMission]

I have 5 too, 3 girls, 2 boys and ranging from 22 to 3. My youngest is off to school in september, not sure where that time went!

[CheeseandGherkins]

I'm expecting my 6th in Nov, also on the antenatal thread.
11 year old dd, 9 year old ds, 6 year old ds, 14 month old dd and sadly my other daughter was stillborn at 37 weeks in dec 2010.

[NorthernLurker]

Cheese I remember Scarlett. Wishing you a peaceful pregnancy and much happiness with your sixth baby.

[CherryPie3]

I only have 3! Feel very inadequate here :)

Hankering after number 4 but it's looking impossible unlikely with my reluctant dh.

[GaribaldiGirl]

Just the 5 here. 3 DDs and 2DSs. All lovely children, but huge creators of mess and noise.

[MultipleMama]

I have have 4 under 5. 3 boys and 1 girl (4, 7mo Id twins, 2).

I'm also PG with my 2nd set of twins. Fraternal this time.

[MultipleMama]

I work full time but take a year off (til child turns 1) then I go back to work. We can afford it and dh and I share responsibility so it works and I have semi-retired DF for child care.